tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016061468710162870.post4199646391222965153..comments2023-10-06T04:45:08.757-04:00Comments on Food, Mommy!: Fury, Frustration, Failure and School LunchesJennifer E. Elwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823527941460223716noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016061468710162870.post-62861493378579858612011-11-16T14:10:33.604-05:002011-11-16T14:10:33.604-05:00Great post--I ask my girls every day when I pick t...Great post--I ask my girls every day when I pick them up from school what they ate for lunch that day. It allows me to keep tabs on whether or not they are making good food choice decisions.<br /><br />It sounds to me like you are doing a great job. I think that the way you handled the situation will not only reinforce good eating decisions but also teach Miss E that each choice/decision that she makes has consequences for which she must be accountable. Perhaps that is even a more important lesson in the "big picture" than what she ate for lunch any given day.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing--I enjoyed the post.<br />Anne<br />"Feed Yard Foodie"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016061468710162870.post-64363072564193729592011-11-16T11:12:53.365-05:002011-11-16T11:12:53.365-05:00I can't help but be relieved. As frustrating a...I can't help but be relieved. As frustrating as it is, it seems food fight is redefined with this generation.Have a teen that doesn't get the concept just because you CAN eat 3 heaping plates at the buffet doesn't mean you SHOULD.He's taken to cooking meals - which I encouraged as a means of life skills - but as a means to eat during cooking rather than a meal. Then he thinks he's fat and wants self deprivation. <br /><br />Then there's the speed of eating - would make a starving animal envious. :-( Have threatened to serve meals 1/2 cup at a time to force slowing down...but getting through without nagging is tough.Janhttp://www.slowmoneyfarm.comnoreply@blogger.com